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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1656: High school grad requiremnts

Establishing statewide high school graduation requirements that permit increased flexibility for students to select courses based on their interests and plans.

Summary

  • Specifies 22 credits as the minimum state requirement for high school graduation beginning with the class of 2017, including six credits in a Career Concentration.
  • Allows the State Board of Education (SBE) to encourage students with an intent to enroll directly in a four-year institution of higher education to take specified academic courses for their Career Concentration.
  • Removes provisions requiring the SBE to submit graduation requirement changes to the Legislature for review.
  • Changes the definition of Basic Education from an opportunity for students to complete 24 credits for graduation to an equitable opportunity for all students to complete the statutory graduation requirements.

From the House Bill Analysis 2014 (HB 1656), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Monica Jurado Stonier (D-17)
Introduced
February 4, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing statewide high school graduation requirements that permit increased flexibility for students to select courses based on their interests and plans;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Monica Jurado Stonier (D-17)

17 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Paul Harris R-17Liz Pike R-18Kathy Haigh D-35Sharon Wylie D-49Tina Orwall D-33Senator D-22Jessyn Farrell D-46David Sawyer D-29Mary Helen Roberts D-21Timm Ormsby D-3Laurie Jinkins D-27Steve Bergquist D-11Jake Fey D-27Cindy Ryu D-32Luis Moscoso D-1Roger Freeman D-30Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1656 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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